Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-24

bred and eighty.seyen, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each OF the two Houses OF
said Legislature voting in favor thereof, hereby
propose that Sections two and three, OF Article
VI, of the Constitution OF said State, be
amended SO as TO read as follows:
seven Justices The Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court, in Office at the time OF the adop
ton of this amendment to the Constitution, are
hereby continued in Office as Justices OF the eu-
preme Court for the remainder of the terms 10
which they were respectively elected. The Jus
tees shall elect one OF their number to be Chief
Justice, and he shall hold the office of Chief
Justice of said Court for a term of two years.
At the expiration of the term of the Chief JUS
tice first elected, and every two years thereafter
the Justices shall elect Chief Justice for like
term of two years. An entry of the election of
such Chief Justice shall be made in the minutes
Of the Court and signed by four Justices. When
ever thereafter vacancy occurs in the ONCE OF
Chief Justice, a like election shall be had TO
fill such Office for the uneXpired term. The Su
preme Court may sit in departments or in bank.
and shall always be open Tor the transaction Of
business. There shall be TWO departments, de-
nominated respectively, Department One and
Department Two. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Justices to each department, and
such assignment may be changed By him from
time to time The Justices shall be competent to
sit in either department, and may interchange
with each other by agreement among them
selves or as ordered by the Chief Justice Each
of the departments shall have the power to hear
and determine causes and all questions arising
therein, subject to the provisions hereinafter
contained in relation to the Court IN bank The
presence of three Justices shall be necessary to
transact any business in either of the depart
ments, except such as may be done at cham
bers, and the concurrence OF Two justices snail
be necessary to pronounce Judgment. The
Chief Justice shall appoTtion the business to
th6+1epauments and may. in his discretion,
order any cause pending before the Court to De
heard and decided by the Court in bank. The
order ne made before alter lnQGmenS
pronounced by department; but where cause
has been allotted to one OF the departments, and
judgment pronounced thereon, the ordermuSt
be made within thirty days after such Judgment,
and concurred in by two justices, and If so
made it shall have the effect to vacate and set
aside the Judgment. ANY four Justices may,
either before or after judgment by depart
ment order a case to be heard in bank. If the
order be not made within the time above linn
tied, the Judgment shall be final. No Judgment
by a department shall become final until the
expiration of the period OF thirty days ore
said unless approved by the Chief Justice, in
writing, with the concurrence OF two justices.
The Chief Justice may convene the Court in
bank at any time and shall be the presid-
ing Justice Of the Court when so con-
vened. The concurrence of four jus
tees present at the argument shall be
necessary to pronounce Judgment in bank
but if four Justices,sso present do not concur in
a Judgment, then all the Justices qualified to SIT
in the cause shall hear the argument; but to
render a judgment a concurrence of four Judges
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